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As pandemic restrictions ease up, those of us in the event industry are ready to get back to holding in-person events. But are attendees ready to join us? Understanding your audience’s preferences Before you rework or plan your upcoming meeting or event, we recommend understanding your audience’s preferences. Travel, comfort with in-person gathering, remote viewingRead more

I recently joined my colleague Lynn Edwards, an expert in the event planning industry, for an interview on “Toolkit Tuesday”, her weekly video series that focuses on bringing event professionals the latest tips and tricks from around the industry.  We shared a lot of stories and covered important topics ranging across: The importance of makingRead more

Operations and Event Manager Rose Lombino from Friends of the Children was one of the first event planners facing the challenge of COVID-19 and made the decision to move to a virtual event. Listen to the story of how she made the transition, and how virtual event production was a key factor in the successRead more

At the beginning of the pandemic, event planners came to us panicked, looking for advice and direction on how to convert their event from an in-person event to a virtual one. Like most of the planners, we were also experiencing some trepidation of our own, not knowing what was going to happen to the eventRead more

As 2020 winds down and I reflect on the monumental changes COVID-19 brought with it – not only to the world, but specifically to our industry, I wanted to share a few things I’ve learned.  Events have always played a big part in company culture, and with the COVID-19 pandemic transitioning most of 2020’s eventsRead more

We were so excited to be able to be part of the solution to take the Kong Summit virtual this year. Kong, a technology company based in San Francisco, broadcast their summit to users all over the world this year from their headquarters in the bay area. They welcomed us to their team to helpRead more

You’ve done the research and picked your virtual event platform, Congrats!  Now, can you make it work? There are a lot of virtual event platforms out there with a variety of features and capabilities. In fact, if you Google variations of “virtual event platforms”, you are met with over 6 million results!  As an eventRead more

How Seamless Events Helped Me Pull Off a Hybrid Meeting A Guest Blog Post by Jim Plymale, Vistage Chair As a chair of two Vistage peer advisory groups, I have one measure of my success: setting up and facilitating meetings that deliver value to my group members. Meetings are notoriously hard to do well duringRead more

The desirability, value, and emotion of face-to-face interaction at in-person events will never go away.  But in today’s COVID-19 world, transitioning your in-person event to a virtual one is a likely scenario.  Despite the demand for virtual events over the last several months, which format to use— live or semi-live, is still unfamiliar to theRead more